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Wilmot — Australian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Wilmot was won by Max Burr (Liberal) at the 1983 federal election, with a margin of 5,737 votes over David Llewellyn after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Wilmot from 1903 to 1983.

Australia uses instant-runoff (preferential) voting: voters rank candidates in order of preference, and if no one has a majority of first-preference votes, the lowest-placed candidate is eliminated and their votes redistributed to voters' next preference, repeating until one candidate has a majority. The "Winner" and "Margin" below reflect the final result after preferences (equivalent to the AEC's own two-candidate-preferred figure) — not simply whoever led on first preferences, which can occasionally be a different candidate.

Full Election History (After Preferences), 1903–1983

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1903 Edward Braddon FT 3,313 54.9% John Cheek (Prot) 590 (9.8 pts)
1906 Llewellyn Atkinson AS 3,935 55.1% Thomas Wilson (Labor) 730 (10.2 pts)
1910 Llewellyn Atkinson Liberal 5,498 56.6% Thomas Wilson (Labor) 1,282 (13.2 pts)
1913 Llewellyn Atkinson Liberal 8,251 62.6% Henry Mcfie (Labor) 3,329 (25.3 pts)
1914 Llewellyn Atkinson Liberal 8,169 60.9% Henry Mcfie (Labor) 2,914 (21.7 pts)
1917 Llewellyn Atkinson National 7,874 65.0% Christopher Sheedy (Labor) 3,634 (30.0 pts)
1919 Llewellyn Atkinson National 5,169 60.2% Henry Mcfie (National) 1,745 (20.3 pts)
1922 Llewellyn Atkinson Country Party 4,930 61.2% John Palamountain (Labor) 1,803 (22.4 pts)
1925 Llewellyn Atkinson Country Party 10,476 57.0% Jens Jensen (Labor) 2,571 (14.0 pts)
1928 Llewellyn Atkinson National 9,814 54.6% George Flowers (Independent) 1,645 (9.1 pts)
1929 Joseph Lyons Labor 10,697 52.9% Llewellyn Atkinson (National) 1,159 (5.7 pts)
1931 Joseph Lyons United Australia Party 12,622 69.3% George Becker (Labor) 7,036 (38.6 pts)
1934 Joseph Lyons United Australia Party 12,924 71.4% Henry Bye (SC) 7,742 (42.8 pts)
1937 Joseph Lyons United Australia Party 12,365 66.0% Lancelot Spurr (Labor) 5,981 (31.9 pts)
1940 Allan Guy United Australia Party 12,841 55.0% Lancelot Spurr (Labor) 2,355 (10.1 pts)
1943 Allan Guy United Australia Party 12,463 51.7% Ernest Pinkard (Labor) 821 (3.4 pts)
1946 Gilbert Duthie Labor 13,032 51.7% Allan Guy (Liberal) 855 (3.4 pts)
1949 Gilbert Duthie Labor 16,150 52.6% Richard Furmage (Liberal) 1,618 (5.3 pts)
1951 Gilbert Duthie Labor 16,746 53.1% Lionel Browning (Liberal) 1,952 (6.2 pts)
1954 Gilbert Duthie Labor 19,193 56.2% Lionel Browning (Liberal) 4,234 (12.4 pts)
1955 Gilbert Duthie Labor 17,606 58.4% Robert Bethell (Liberal) 5,060 (16.8 pts)
1958 Gilbert Duthie Labor 19,417 63.2% Ralph Cameron (Liberal) 8,089 (26.3 pts)
1961 Gilbert Duthie Labor 20,503 76.6% Richard Thomas (Liberal) 14,232 (53.2 pts)
1963 Gilbert Duthie Labor 19,908 63.9% Donald Paterson (Liberal) 8,677 (27.9 pts)
1966 Gilbert Duthie Labor 19,215 59.0% Donald Paterson (Liberal) 5,865 (18.0 pts)
1969 Gilbert Duthie Labor 22,866 58.8% Donald Paterson (Liberal) 6,839 (17.6 pts)
1972 Gilbert Duthie Labor 25,075 65.7% Ian Hardy (Liberal) 12,004 (31.5 pts)
1974 Gilbert Duthie Labor 24,248 52.7% Maxwell Burr (Liberal) 2,484 (5.4 pts)
1975 Max Burr Liberal 25,407 54.3% Gilbert Duthie (Labor) 4,042 (8.6 pts)
1977 Max Burr Liberal 26,066 56.1% David Llewellyn (Labor) 5,651 (12.2 pts)
1980 Maxwell Burr Liberal 25,607 50.1% David Llewellyn (Labor) 92 (0.2 pts)
1983 Max Burr Liberal 28,520 55.6% David Llewellyn (Labor) 5,737 (11.2 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

Every candidate's first-preference votes, before any preference redistribution.

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edward BraddonFT3,31354.9%
John CheekProt2,72345.1%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Llewellyn AtkinsonAS3,93545.2%
Thomas WilsonLabor3,20536.8%
Donald CameronIndependent1,05812.1%
Charles FentonProt5105.9%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Llewellyn AtkinsonLiberal5,49856.6%
Thomas WilsonLabor4,21643.4%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Llewellyn AtkinsonLiberal8,25162.6%
Henry McfieLabor4,92237.4%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Llewellyn AtkinsonLiberal8,16960.9%
Henry McfieLabor5,25539.1%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Llewellyn AtkinsonNational7,87461.5%
Christopher SheedyLabor4,24033.1%
Donald CameronIndependent5904.6%
Louis PageIndependent1080.8%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Llewellyn AtkinsonNational4,01546.7%
Henry McfieNational2,36827.6%
Donald CameronCountry Party2,21025.7%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John PalamountainLabor2,59632.2%
George PullenNational1,92623.9%
Llewellyn AtkinsonCountry Party1,82622.7%
Donald CameronCountry Party1,40717.5%
John CampbellCountry Party3023.7%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jens JensenLabor7,11838.7%
Llewellyn AtkinsonCountry Party5,44829.6%
Percival BestNational3,13417.1%
Atherfield NewmanNational2,68114.6%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Llewellyn AtkinsonNational7,79143.3%
George FlowersIndependent6,53436.3%
Hector McfieNational3,65820.3%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joseph LyonsLabor10,69752.9%
Llewellyn AtkinsonNational9,53847.1%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joseph LyonsUnited Australia Party12,62260.2%
George BeckerLabor5,58626.6%
George PullenIndependent2,77613.2%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joseph LyonsUnited Australia Party12,92457.5%
Henry ByeSC5,18223.1%
William SmithSC4,35719.4%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joseph LyonsUnited Australia Party12,36553.2%
Lancelot SpurrLabor6,38427.4%
Maurice WestonLabor4,51119.4%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lancelot SpurrLabor10,11343.4%
Allan GuyUnited Australia Party8,30135.6%
Frank EdwardsUnited Australia Party4,91321.1%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Allan GuyUnited Australia Party11,85249.2%
Ernest PinkardLabor10,99445.6%
John McgearyIndependent1,2595.2%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Gilbert DuthieLabor13,03251.7%
Allan GuyLiberal12,17748.3%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Gilbert DuthieLabor16,15052.6%
Richard FurmageLiberal14,53247.4%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Gilbert DuthieLabor16,74653.1%
Lionel BrowningLiberal14,79446.9%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Gilbert DuthieLabor19,19356.2%
Lionel BrowningLiberal14,95943.8%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Gilbert DuthieLabor17,60655.0%
Robert BethellLiberal12,54639.2%
Owen DohertyLabor (Anti-Communist)1,8345.7%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Gilbert DuthieLabor19,41759.6%
Ralph CameronLiberal11,32834.8%
Francis LillisDemocratic Labor Party1,8455.7%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Gilbert DuthieLabor20,50362.6%
Richard ThomasLiberal6,27119.1%
Royston RingroseLiberal3,28010.0%
Alastair DavidsonDemocratic Labor Party2,7188.3%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Gilbert DuthieLabor19,90858.7%
Donald PatersonLiberal11,23133.1%
Alastair DavidsonDemocratic Labor Party2,7928.2%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Gilbert DuthieLabor19,21555.9%
Donald PatersonLiberal13,35038.8%
Robert WrightDemocratic Labor Party1,8245.3%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Gilbert DuthieLabor22,86656.3%
Donald PatersonLiberal16,02739.5%
Darryl SulzbergerDemocratic Labor Party1,7204.2%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Gilbert DuthieLabor25,07560.1%
Ian HardyLiberal13,07131.3%
Ronald ButterworthDemocratic Labor Party3,5578.5%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Gilbert DuthieLabor24,24852.7%
Maxwell BurrLiberal21,76447.3%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Max BurrLiberal25,40752.6%
Gilbert DuthieLabor21,36544.2%
Robert GriffinNational Country Party1,1652.4%
William WoodsIndependent3530.7%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Max BurrLiberal26,06653.6%
David LlewellynLabor20,41542.0%
Leon GourlayAustralian Democrats2,1574.4%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Maxwell BurrLiberal25,60750.1%
David LlewellynLabor25,51549.9%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Max BurrLiberal28,52053.5%
David LlewellynLabor22,78342.7%
Liz HollowayAustralian Democrats1,3362.5%
Bill ChuggIndependent7021.3%

Margin Over Time

Final (after-preferences) winning margin, percentage points, coloured by the winning party.

1903: FT margin 9.8 pts 1906: AS margin 10.2 pts 1910: Liberal margin 13.2 pts 1913: Liberal margin 25.3 pts 1914: Liberal margin 21.7 pts 1917: National margin 30.0 pts 1919: National margin 20.3 pts 1922: Country Party margin 22.4 pts 1925: Country Party margin 14.0 pts 1928: National margin 9.1 pts 1929: Labor margin 5.7 pts 1931: United Australia Party margin 38.6 pts 1934: United Australia Party margin 42.8 pts 1937: United Australia Party margin 31.9 pts 1940: United Australia Party margin 10.1 pts 1943: United Australia Party margin 3.4 pts 1946: Labor margin 3.4 pts 1949: Labor margin 5.3 pts 1951: Labor margin 6.2 pts 1954: Labor margin 12.4 pts 1955: Labor margin 16.8 pts 1958: Labor margin 26.3 pts 1961: Labor margin 53.2 pts 1963: Labor margin 27.9 pts 1966: Labor margin 18.0 pts 1969: Labor margin 17.6 pts 1972: Labor margin 31.5 pts 1974: Labor margin 5.4 pts 1975: Liberal margin 8.6 pts 1977: Liberal margin 12.2 pts 1980: Liberal margin 0.2 pts 1983: Liberal margin 11.2 pts 1903 1906 1910 1913 1914 1917 1919 1922 1925 1928 1929 1931 1934 1937 1940 1943 1946 1949 1951 1954 1955 1958 1961 1963 1966 1969 1972 1974 1975 1977 1980 1983

Trend

Wilmot has been contested at 32 federal elections on record since 1903. Winning parties over that span: FT, AS, Liberal, National, Country Party, Labor, United Australia Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Wilmot in the 1983 federal election?

Max Burr (Liberal) won Wilmot in 1983 after preferences, with 28,520 votes (55.6%) to David Llewellyn's 22,783.

Which parties have won Wilmot since 1903?

Since 1903, Wilmot has been won by: AS, Country Party, FT, Labor, Liberal, National, United Australia Party.

What was the closest result in Wilmot?

The closest result on record for Wilmot was 1980, when Maxwell Burr (Liberal) beat David Llewellyn by 92 votes (0.2 percentage points) after preferences.

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